REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates at CSU Channel Islands

REU 网站：科罗拉多州立大学海峡群岛本科生的研究经验

• 批准号: 1005140
• 负责人: Cynthia Wyels
• 金额: $ 35.5万
• 依托单位: California State University Channel Islands
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2010
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2010-04-15 至 2013-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1005140&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Research; Experiences; Undergraduates

This summer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Mathematics at California State University Channel Islands will support 12 REU students each of three summers. Unique features include a focus on targeting talented students who might not otherwise have considered mathematics as a viable career choice, particularly those from traditionally under-represented groups, with a special emphasis on students who are native Spanish speakers or first-generation college students. Our group of experienced faculty mentors includes several bilingual (Spanish-English) faculty including one from a partner university in Mexico. We expect the emphasis on native Spanish speakers and students from under-represented groups will broaden the pipeline into graduate school and mathematical careers. Students will spend the bulk of their time working on research in groups of size four per faculty mentor. Workshops, distinguished visitors and colloquia, exchanges with another regional REU, and social outings are also included in the activities. Our primary goal is for the student participants to conduct original mathematical research leading to publications. In so doing we wish to raise their levels of mathematical maturity and confidence while fostering an enthusiasm for mathematics. We will create and maintain a research community of mathematicians. We will improve the participants' abilities to communicate mathematics visually, orally, and in written form. We expect students to leave the program better equipped to pursue their mathematical studies as well as feeling excited and prepared to perform graduate-level mathematics in an academic or industrial setting.

今年夏天，加州州立大学海峡群岛大学的数学本科生研究体验（REU）将在三个夏天每年为12名REU学生提供支持。独特的功能包括专注于针对有才华的学生谁可能不会考虑数学作为一个可行的职业选择，特别是那些传统上代表性不足的群体，特别强调谁是母语为西班牙语的学生或第一代大学生。我们经验丰富的教师导师团队包括几个双语（西班牙语-英语）教师，其中一个来自墨西哥的合作大学。我们预计，对母语为西班牙语的学生和来自代表性不足群体的学生的重视将扩大到研究生院和数学职业的渠道。学生将花费大部分时间在每个教师导师四人的小组中进行研究。活动还包括讲习班、贵宾和座谈会、与另一个区域REU的交流以及社交活动。我们的主要目标是让学生参与者进行原始的数学研究，导致出版物。这样做，我们希望提高他们的数学成熟度和信心的水平，同时培养数学的热情。我们将创建和维护一个数学家的研究社区。我们将提高参与者的视觉，口头和书面形式交流数学的能力。我们希望学生离开程序更好地装备追求他们的数学研究，以及感到兴奋，并准备在学术或工业环境中执行研究生水平的数学。